ProShares Ultra QQQ
QLD
53 hedge funds and large institutions have $60.4M invested in ProShares Ultra QQQ in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 58 → 53 (-5)
11% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $24.1M | Put options by funds: $27M
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $69.8M → $60.4M (-$9.35M)
21.97% less ownership
Funds ownership: 127.11% → 105.14% (-22%)
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 19
36% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 11
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$5.61M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$2.33M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$2.08M |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.87M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$1.84M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| $26K | -$8.45K | -1,584 | -25% |
|
|
KPCM
52
Kings Point Capital Management
Great Neck,
New York
| $22K | – | – | – |
|
|
AC
53
Alexandria Capital
Arlington,
Virginia
| $17K | – | – | – |
|
|
DS
54
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$5.61M | -1,037,024 | Closed |
|
|
VF
55
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$2.33M | -431,264 | Closed |
|
|
56
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$1.87M | -350,272 | Closed |
|
|
57
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
| – | -$1.84M | -340,800 | Closed |
|
58
Two Sigma Investments
New York
| – | -$1.78M | -328,640 | Closed |
|
59
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$1.63M | -301,456 | Closed |
|
|
CA
60
Cetera Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
| – | -$1.54M | -284,128 | Closed |
|
61
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$384K | -71,008 | Closed |
|
|
AFP
62
Ausdal Financial Partners
Davenport,
Iowa
| – | -$287K | -53,072 | Closed |
|
|
EP
63
Edgestream Partners
Princeton,
New Jersey
| – | -$257K | -47,520 | Closed |
|
|
FANJ
64
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
Marlton,
New Jersey
| – | -$9K | -1,600 | Closed |
|
QLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
53 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $60.4M — down 13% from $69.8M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of QLD and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.
The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), adding an estimated $1.22M. The largest seller was DRW Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.61M sold.
- 53 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD) as of Q4 2016, down from 58 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $60.4M of ProShares Ultra QQQ stock for Q4 2016, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new ProShares Ultra QQQ positions in Q4 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ buyer in Q4 2016 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $1.22M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra QQQ seller in Q4 2016 was DRW Securities, an estimated $5.61M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.